document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100929>Question 1100929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution of the following system? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x - y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x - 2y = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x - 2y = -1; multiply the top by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=-2; now add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-3, the lines are parallel, no solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if write in slope intercept form, the first is y=-2x+1 and the second is y=-2x-1/2. The slopes are both -2, parallel lines since the intercepts are different. </SPAN>\n" );
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